For two years, Beatrice Muyah, a Redd School teacher, originally from Kenya, has been doing small book drives for the small village of Nduriri, in central Kenya where her grandfather and father grew up. It is an extremely impoverished area. Children walk miles to school, often without shoes or food for lunch. The two schools (about 600 students) in the area are barely funded by the government so the families must pay tuition, and buy uniforms. Most families barely make it. Books are a luxury, even at school, so we started out just trying to help Beatrice by hosting a book drive. It's taken on a life of its own.

Redd school has done many giving things over the years. This year alone they have run two food drives, a campaign for Toys for Tots and donated some books to a poor school in Houston. Because Beatrice is a teacher there and everyone knows her, the kids were touched and motivated to help make a difference.

"Books are being donated by students and their families and from the "archives of gently used text books" at Redd School. The students have embraced this drive with a vigor I haven't seen in years. I think it's partly because they have a familiar face to associate with the cause." said Ellen LeBlanc, Redd School Administrator.

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"Our students are learning geography, economics, government and a host of other unplanned lessons and because the children are engaged, it is truly a win-win."

Since the book drive began, we've added another element. There is a definite need for teacher training. We are planning to send a team of teachers to this small village to help their teachers learn some of the current and standard teaching practices. Many of the teachers are not trained or have a teaching degree. We can change that!

Your donations will help us ship the books, establish a library and send a team of teachers to this village to work with their teachers. This work will have a life-time effect on the future of these families in Kenya, and will open up the world and the minds of our students. Let's invest in educational opportunities so that these kids can learn to help themselves.

A great teacher can change the world.

Let's help them change their world!!

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